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Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF

DFAU
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Nov 17 2020
Expense Ratio
0.12%
Type
US Equities
Fund Owner
Dimensional
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$10,269,197
AUM
$3,900,040,545
Associated Index
None
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Active
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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What is DFAU?

The investment objective of the Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF (the "US Core ETF" or "Portfolio") is to achieve long-term capital appreciation. To achieve the US Core ETF s investment objective, the Advisor implements an integrated investment approach that combines research, portfolio design, portfolio management, and trading functions. As further described below, the Portfolio s design emphasizes long-term drivers of expected returns identified by the Advisor s research, while balancing risk through broad diversification across companies and sectors. The Advisor s portfolio management and trading processes further balance those long-term drivers of expected returns with shorter-term drivers of expected returns and trading costs. The US Core ETF is an actively managed exchange traded fund.

ETFs related toDFAU

ETFs correlated to DFAU include IWV, ITOT, SCHB

DFAU
Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF
IWV
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Russell 3000 ETF
ITOT
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF
SCHB
Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF
DFUS
Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF
SCHK
Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab 1000 Index ETF
IWB
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Russell 1000 ETF
SPTM
SPDR Series Trust - SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF
VTI
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF
IYY
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Dow Jones U.S. ETF
LRGF
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

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FAQ

DFAU is a US Equities ETF. The investment objective of the Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF (the "US Core ETF" or "Portfolio") is to achieve long-term capital appreciation. To achieve the US Core ETF s investment objective, the Advisor implements an integrated investment approach that combines research, portfolio design, portfolio management, and trading functions. As further described below, the Portfolio s design emphasizes long-term drivers of expected returns identified by the Advisor s research, while balancing risk through broad diversification across companies and sectors. The Advisor s portfolio management and trading processes further balance those long-term drivers of expected returns with shorter-term drivers of expected returns and trading costs. The US Core ETF is an actively managed exchange traded fund.

Yes, DFAU is actively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

No, DFAU is not passively managed. It is actively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on DFAU is -0.0084%. This is the percent change in the value of DFAU over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on DFAU is 0.007%. This is the percent change in the value of DFAU over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of DFAU for the past year is 0.1753%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to DFAU include VIG, VYM, and DFAS.

ETFs correlated to DFAU include IWV, ITOT, and SCHB.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to DFAU include SDS, SPXS, and SPXU.

Disclaimers

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